Growth and characterization of LiNbO3 thin films obtained by liquid phase epitaxy on LixNb1-xO3 substrates

Authors
Bermudez, V Serrano, MD Dieguez, E
Citation
V. Bermudez et al., Growth and characterization of LiNbO3 thin films obtained by liquid phase epitaxy on LixNb1-xO3 substrates, J CRYST GR, 199, 1999, pp. 526-530
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
ISSN journal
00220248 → ACNP
Volume
199
Year of publication
1999
Part
1
Pages
526 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(199903)199:<526:GACOLT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
LiNbO3 thin films have been grown on LixNb1-xO3 substrates by the dipping l iquid phase epitaxy technique from a LiNbO3-LiVO3 flux. The composition of the substrates was varied from being congruent to near stoichiometric. The growth parameters like temperature and time, have been optimized in order t o obtain high quality thin films. The thin films crystallinity, lattice mis match and composition have been studied in order to improve the quality of the films. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.